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Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Product Documentation |
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Download Server System Tools and Drivers
Hardware Installation and Product Notes
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide
Installation Overview and Preparation
Installing the Server Into a Rack With Optional Slide Rails
Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console
Configuring the Factory--Installed Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System
Powering On and Powering Off the Server
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Product Notes
Oracle Solaris Operating System
Planning the Oracle Solaris Operating System Installation
Installing Oracle Solaris 10 OS
Introduction to Linux Installation
Preliminary Tasks Before Installing an OS
Installing Oracle Enterprise Linux
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Booting From OS Distribution Media
Configuring a Linux Server to Support PXE Installation
Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS Configuration
Planning the Operating System Installation
Verifying BIOS Settings for New Installations
How to View or Edit BIOS Settings for New Installations
Installing Windows Server 2008 Operating System
Task Map for the Windows Server 2008 Installation
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network
Prerequisites for Installing PXE Network
How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network
Installing Platform-Specific Device Drivers
How to Install Platform-Specific Drivers Using the Tools and Drivers DVD
How to Install Supplemental Software Using the Tools and Drivers DVD
How to Manually Launch the Tools and Drivers Application Using a DVD
Incorporating Sun Fire Drivers Into a WIM Image
How To Add Drivers to the WIM Image
How to Install the WIM Image on a Client System
Configuring RAID Controller in the BIOS Setup Utility
How to Configure RAID Controller in BIOS
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for ESX Software
Preparing to Install VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0
Administration, Diagnostics, and Service
Overview of the ILOM Supplement
Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console
ILOM Platform Features for the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server
Using ILOM to Monitor the Host
Introduction to Diagnostic Tools
U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests
Accessing the Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Service Manual Organization
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Overview
Maintaining the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Service Procedures and Information
The following procedure describes how to boot the Windows Server 2008 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes you are booting the Windows installation media from one of the following sources:
Windows 2008 CD or DVD (internal or external CD/DVD)
Windows 2008 ISO image (network repository)
Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to How to Install Windows Server 2008 Using PXE Network for instructions.
Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:
All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system must be met. For further information about these prerequisites, see Installation Prerequisites.
An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and installation target) must be chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Installation Methods.
For the actual procedure, see Booting Windows Server 2008 Using Local or Remote Media.
After completing this procedure, perform the post installation tasks described in Post Installation.
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